Legacy Events Kauai

I am finally getting around to a VERY overdue review of Marie & Tiare — but I cannot say enough great things about Legacy Events (however I will try!).
The destination wedding of our dreams was planned and delivered without a single hitch, and we (and our guests) had an amazing wedding day on the beach thanks to Marie & her team. She is a wonderful human being, and truly a joy to work with. She was clear about all deliverables, and willing to go the extra mile when we forgot about one step or another. Planning a destination wedding is no easy feat, but Marie makes it look so effortless. She put us in contact with the best vendors/​performers/​caterers and we couldn’t have been happier with how the day went for us and our family/​friends.
If you are looking for a wedding coordinator in Hawaii — look no further. You have found Marie :)

Do yourself a favor & hire Marie to help plan your wedding or special event. She is everything you’ll want in a wedding planner. & she is def. the person you’ll want by your side the day of & throughout the planning process of your special day. She is honest & very good at responding to any question & thinks of the details you may overlook.
We are so happy we worked with Marie & her team. They helped us stay on budget & made sure the day was everything we envisioned.

Marie is an excellent wedding planner for our destination wedding. She is very organized and on point. She thinks of every detail needed. For months up to the wedding she was very communicative– she returned every email and phone call promptly. All her recommended vendors were fabulous– from the photographer (Love Bliss Imaging), the food, the cake and the flowers. We had a smaller budget, but Marie was able to make our wedding wonderful. She made the day stress free for my husband and me. Kudos to Marie and her team. I cannot recommend her enough!

Marie and team did an amazing job on our wedding. She is sweet and attentive and made my day stress free. I reached out to her around 6 months before the wedding day and although that’s normally considered a short amount of time to plan she kept us on track along the way. What I really like about Marie is you can tell she has a wonderful relationship with her vendors and she has several to choose from, which makes a difference staying in budget. I unfortunately went over my initial budget but I appreciated Marie’s consistent updates and also recommendation to cut in certain areas once we went over. This really made me feel like she was looking out for my best interest and what I initially wanted for my day. Also Marie and team did the reception table décor. I’m not sure if they normally do that but in our case our table topper were both décor and giveaways and I wanted something simple (not big floral arrangements). Over all I thought she did an amazing job and if you use her services I’m sure you’ll be extremely satisfied as well.

We just got back from our daughters wedding in Kauai. My daughter found Marie’s company and we were initially debating whether we even needed a wedding coordinator. We were only planning a small destination wedding and after all, how hard or complicated can that be.
Well, we hired Marie and immediately she made valuable suggestions. She saved us so much time and money and pointed us to some great vendors. She was careful with our budget. ALL of the vendors that she suggested were top notch. Marie and Tiare were the best and totally exceeded our expectation. They did exactly what they said they said they would. They took care of the smallest detail and they never complained about anything. I would highly recommend these incredible ladies.

If you are considering a wedding in Kauai, there is no better planner than Marie Foster and her team at Legacy Events.
Marie is everything you want in a planner; detail orientated, has strategic vision while being a flawless executor, good at setting expectations, fun to work with, has strong relationships with the best vendors on the island, flexible and open to ideas (no matter how last minute!), amazing crisis management skills, can work extremely well and calmly under pressure and keeps a close eye on the budget (very important!).
Coming from running large global corporate events ourselves in San Francisco, we were truly impressed and couldn’t believe our luck in finding Marie. We even loved that she interviewed us as much as we interviewed her when we first spoke. Planning a wedding well (i.e. without stress) is about true partnership between the planner and bride/​groom. That’s exactly what it was like with Marie from the start.
Never underestimate the value of local knowledge in navigating the very slow-​paced, laissez-​faire business culture in Kauai. With Marie’s local knowledge, being a native herself, coupled with high expectations of herself and her vendors, she made sure we got what we wanted every time. Her persistence in getting the ukulele player we liked for our ceremony, was a great example of her going above and beyond to get what we wanted!
The wedding week was the best week of my life. Due to Marie’s persistence with vendors, contingency planning (in case it rained!) and calm and confident demeanor, I never worried once about the wedding or the 2 other events around it we had! It was a huge amount of work for her and her team but she always did it with a smile on her face. Needless to say each event was so special and perfect — from the quality of the food and beverages, entertainment, décor, lighting, to the photographers.
Basically, I can’t recommend Marie more highly and would hire her again in a heartbeat. We could have never had the day (or 3 days I should say) we had without her. Our guests were in awe of the event we put on and it is honestly all because of Marie!

Marie is the best! She did the wedding planning for our daughter’s wedding, and it was absolutely spectacular. She is extremely detail oriented and stays on top of all the aspects of planning and carrying out the event. Her recommendations for vendors were hugely helpful since we don’t live in the area, and were spot on. She knows the business and the participants well. Whenever there was a question or a snag with any of them, she jumped right in and got it resolved. During the ceremony and reception, she took care of everything invisibly. She communicates well and frequently, and is a pure pleasure to work with. We would use her again in a heartbeat!

I would give Marie a million stars if I could. She made my daughter Lauren’s wedding to Dave the event of the year. She is extremely professional and intuitive to what needs to be done and when. We had tons of family and friends from as far away as Dubai, Canada, and Australia. We had many events planned before the wedding. The wedding day was just a cruise for me as Mother of the Bride. She forbid anyone to bring any question or problem to me. She took care of everything and I just got to totally enjoy the wedding. She is the best, bar none and I couldn’t recommend her more highly. One million stars wouldn’t be enough. You would be lucky to get to work with her. Love you Marie. Mahalo nui loa from the bottom of my heart

Marie is not only a fabulous wedding planner, she is also a wonderful person. I chose Marie to plan my destination wedding in Kauai because of her excellent Unilocal reviews; I know now that she earns every one of her five stars. She’s extremely organized, has great taste, and is able to accommodate the visions of her clients. Throughout the whole process, Marie had every detail under control, sending me regular (but not constant) updates and reminding me of tasks I needed to complete. My stress level was high as I was concurrently applying to medical school, but Marie made me feel that my wedding was under complete control. I think her prices are also very fair — I felt like she gave me a great deal and helped me to negotiate fair prices with local vendors.
Unfortunately, two months from the wedding we decided to call it off. As our guests already had their plane tickets, Marie helped us change the reception into a fabulous party for all of our guests. She was able to cancel the services that she could and secured many refunds for me. She transitioned to working with my mother to bring the event to fruition, and the result, which was thankfully not like the reception I planned, was amazing! The décor, food, and music couldn’t have been better. As you might imagine, coming to Hawaii anyway was somewhat heartbreaking. Marie was a great listener for both me and my fiancé, supporting us through a very hard time.
I couldn’t recommend Marie highly enough. I’m extremely tempted to fly her to the mainland to plan my next wedding. I will miss her in the meantime!

I highly recommend Marie — even though I didn’t get to really work with her! And here’s why:
My fiancé and I had planned to do a small destination wedding in Kauai as we had vacationed there two years ago. Daunted by the prospect of planning a destination wedding, I found Marie here on Unilocal.After our first phone call, I was hooked. Marie is experienced, confident, friendly, and creative– what more can you ask for in planning The Big Day? Marie had already identified a cool church and a funky reception site for me when I had to call and let her know that we could no longer do our wedding in Hawaii due to my mother’s upcoming surgery. Marie was totally understanding, saying, «Family comes first» and she was even able to refund my deposit (note, we were at the very beginning stages of planning).
In short, Marie ROCKS!

Marie was our saving grace!
My husband and I knew our one year engagement would go by fast. What we didn’t anticipate 6 months before the date, was that we would be changing tracks from planning a decent size wedding in Southern California to a much more smaller, intimate wedding in Kauai. With both our work schedules crazy busy, additional business travel, special events we were involved in, as well as being the Matron of Honor and helping to plan my cousin’s bachelorette and wedding in Northern California after our wedding trip, we found ourselves with barely any time to plan our special day.
Thanks to Unilocal,I found Marie through our photographer Blenda Montoro Miller’s profile reviews. Marie was hands down, THE BEST through the entire process and beyond! She was extremely professional, organized, supportive and most of all super patient with our whacky schedules, as well as my indecisiveness when it came to making final decisions. (Sorry Marie!!) She made everything seamless and stress free for us. When ever I had a tough time explaining what I envisioned, Marie would email me 2 – 3 vendors and we were able to pick one that fit our style and budget. When it came down to booking music for our wedding, to both of our surprise, our favorite band on the island just so happened to be Marie’s husband’s band — Greenstone Project! Unfortunately, they were already double booked the day of our wedding, but she was able to work it out so that we still had three guys from the band perform for our ceremony and cocktail hour. Words can’t express how happy we were and how much their performance made our wedding day so memorable for us, our family and friends too!
We can’t praise and thank Marie enough for squeezing us into her busy summer schedule as well! My husband and I feel so blessed to have had her as our coordinator. Marie does her job flawlessly with such genuine concern and care with your best interest at heart. Thank you again so much Marie!!! xoxo

Marie made us feel like family…
From the moment I spoke to Marie on the phone I liked her. She made me feel like I was her only client. She was able to quickly understand the vision for our wedding and provided suggestions for vendors in our budget. We absolutely loved all her vendor recommendations. Our wedding turned out even better than we dreamed. Many of our family and friends commented that it was the most beautiful and touching ceremony they had ever attended.
When we arrived on the island, she arranged for us to meet with her, the wedding officiant, Kelvin Ho, and her assistant Leigh. Even though it was the first time we all met, it felt like we were meeting with family. Marie truly loves her work. She is organized, articulate, very responsive, and calming. Days after our wedding we ran into Marie and her family at a local eatery. It felt like we ran into an old friend.
Marie embodies the spirit of aloha. Hands down, there is no one better than Marie!